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Teen idol and Time Tunnel star James Darren took his name from a failed 1940s sports car
William Shatner wrote an early TV episode for himself but lost the role to Bob Newhart… who also lost the role
The first time the world met The Brady Bunch kids was not on TV, but in court
The secret to what makes Wednesday Addams TV's most screamingly funny kid
The Pink Panther had the coolest, kookiest custom car of the 1960s
M*A*S*H gave the towering, talented Brian Dennehy one of his first onscreen roles
When Gilligan's Island ended, an exhausted Bob Denver got a boat of his own
Danny Thomas was the perfect choice to play the grandpa on Happy Days
The creator of Maverick was forced to change the pilot episode to keep him from collecting any royalties
At the age of 84, Mayberry regular Burt Mustin made his singing debut with Elvis and a mop
John Astin was initially afraid he couldn't do justice to Gomez Addams
Of course, teenage Alan Alda plotted the perfect revenge against high school bullies
See the people who nearly played the original Addams Family
Not everybody watching In the Heat of the Night was convinced by Carroll O'Connor's Southern accent
Harry Morgan actually owned the horse that Colonel Potter cherishes on M*A*S*H